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OBJECT TYPE
DC/CATHODE RAY/PANEL MOUNTED/MILITARY
DATE
1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0935.001
MANUFACTURER
RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LTD.
MODEL
1
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
611
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SHEET STEEL MAIN CHASSIS & FRONT PANEL. CRT SHIELD IS SPECIAL MAGNETIC FIELD BLOCKING MATERIAL. GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
49.0 cm
Width
23.0 cm
Height
20.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Radar
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
REL
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS UNIT PROBABLY USED C. 1940-1948.
Canada
MFD IN CANADA FROM A CANADIAN MODIFIED BRITISH DESIGN, TO USE NORTH AMERICAN COMPONENTS. NOTE COAX & INTERCONNECTS ARE BRITISH DESIGN, ALLOWINGCOMPATIABILITY WITH BRITISH MFD UNITS.
Function
TO DISPLAY ON A CALIBRATED CRT TUBE THE DISTANCE IN NAUTICAL MILES FROM AN AIRCRAFT TO A SURFACE VESSEL.
Technical
EARLY EXAMPLE OF RANGING RADAR, COPIED FROM BRITISH A.S.V. (AIR TO SURFACE VESSEL) DESIGN. ON THE DISPLAY, ALTERNATING RANGE SCALES OF 36 & 90 NAUTICAL MILES WERE AVAILABLE. TARGET DIRECTION WAS DETERMINED BY COMPARISON OF A PAIR OF ECHOS PRESENTED BACK-TO-BACK ON THE RANGE SCALE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"INDICATOR UNIT/ SERIAL 611/ REF. NO. 110-QB/1 MANUFACTURED BY R.E.L. TYPE NO. 1 MFD." printed on plate on lower front of casing./ "GAIN", "BRILL", "FOCUS", & "RANGE 0 36 90" printed on control knobs./ CRT scale divided 0-36 at intervals of 4; 0-9 by single increments. scale labelled "NAUTICAL MILES" at top & "RIGHT HAND SCALE X 10 FOR '90' SCALE" along right side. Most visible components, including vacuum tubes, are labelled.
Missing
RADAR UNIT, INTERCONNECTING PANELS, POWER SUPPLY & ANTENNA MISSING.
Finish
FRONT PANEL RCAF BLUE. CHASSIS ZINC PLATED. METAL VACUUM TUBES ARE BLACK. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration
N/A

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